Class of 2016....how ya doing?

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Doing...just okay. Spending the majority of my free time studying my arse off, only to come up with pretty much C's. For both of my Physiology exams so far, I've gotten EXACTLY 67.5%...not so good. I'm scared I'm not going to be able to do this and that I'll end up D'ing out. I'm so baffled by how some people miss two points on the exam and I miss almost half of them, yet they "barely studied" and all I did was study. It makes me question if I'm really "smart enough" to be here. Gaaaaaaaaaah.

/end rant, and I probably won't even have the time to come back here and see replies (if anyone does), so if you have any ideas...PM me. I miss SDN.
 
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Bleh. Don't think the anatomy written exam went so well. Practical portion tomorrow and I'm starting to get sick. Had a fever late afternoon yesterday when I was taking advantage of my last opportunity to look at the dogs and was only able to focus because I took Aleve. Earlier that day was a bit of a struggle.

Now I haven't taken any medicine since like 8 and I'm struggling. My head feels all clogged and all I want to do is sleep but I need to sit here and cram everything into my head...I just want this week to be over, so I can be home cuddling with my dog who apparently isn't doing so well. Sucks that I have my histo exam early next week, so I don't have much of a break.
 
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nordicat said:
Doing...just okay. Spending the majority of my free time studying my arse off, only to come up with pretty much C's. For both of my Physiology exams so far, I've gotten EXACTLY 67.5%...not so good. I'm scared I'm not going to be able to do this and that I'll end up D'ing out. I'm so baffled by how some people miss two points on the exam and I miss almost half of them, yet they "barely studied" and all I did was study. It makes me question if I'm really "smart enough" to be here. Gaaaaaaaaaah.

/end rant, and I probably won't even have the time to come back here and see replies (if anyone does), so if you have any ideas...PM me. I miss SDN.
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Hang in there. I feel the effort I put in is like 10X what others do and they're doing better than me, but it'll be OK, just keep doing your best and that's all you can do. Maybe try doing something else to study, or join a study group. You're definitely smart enough 👍.
 
First midterm of vet school today! Excited to get it over with. I'm feeling ok about midterms. Still struggling but I'm doing the best I can.
 
nordicat said:
Doing...just okay. Spending the majority of my free time studying my arse off, only to come up with pretty much C's. For both of my Physiology exams so far, I've gotten EXACTLY 67.5%...not so good. I'm scared I'm not going to be able to do this and that I'll end up D'ing out. I'm so baffled by how some people miss two points on the exam and I miss almost half of them, yet they "barely studied" and all I did was study. It makes me question if I'm really "smart enough" to be here. Gaaaaaaaaaah.

/end rant, and I probably won't even have the time to come back here and see replies (if anyone does), so if you have any ideas...PM me. I miss SDN.
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I feel ya! I'm in the same boat. One of the talks we got at the beginning of the year was about how "we are not imposers" we are SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. We got accepted because we can handle it. We proved that with our hard work and stellar application! You got this! Keep chuggin' it's just the beginning.

ky261682 said:
First midterm of vet school today! Excited to get it over with. I'm feeling ok about midterms. Still struggling but I'm doing the best I can.
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I just finished my biochem midterm... t'was rough. Very rough.
 
First exam of veterinary school is finished 🙂 I felt good about it until I heard classmates discussing the exam, then I started to doubt myself. I keep trying to remember that my goal is a DVM degree not straight As. I want to do my best, be relatively stress free, and happy. Trying to ignore the gunners and do my own thing but of course one of my roommates is a gunner 🙄 le sigh
 
Officially finished and received grades for my first 3 vet school classes... le sigh
Studying for my 3rd test this week... 🙄😴
 
ky261682 said:
First exam of veterinary school is finished 🙂 I felt good about it until I heard classmates discussing the exam, then I started to doubt myself. I keep trying to remember that my goal is a DVM degree not straight As. I want to do my best, be relatively stress free, and happy. Trying to ignore the gunners and do my own thing but of course one of my roommates is a gunner 🙄 le sigh
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Your class sounds a little tightly wound from what I've heard around the school, haha. Just keep doing your best and try to block them out- I know it can be frustrating!
 
Finally, I am ABOVE AVERAGE in something 😀, even if it's just animal behavior, I'm taking it as a victory 👍. Just 3 more midterms to go. If only they weren't the three most intense ones.

Our Epi. group has decided to split up. Last project was rocky and I think 2 of my groupies are mad at me, but I'm glad we're switching and I'm just hoping another group decided to switch too, but I'm thinking there weren't any other swaps. We've done well on all the projects, but other than our 2nd project, our group dynamic has just not been a good one.
 
Our entire class is chatting on Facebook instead of studying for our Endocrinology quiz in the morning :laugh:. It's our third test of the week so we're all a little burnt out 😎
 
Emiloo4 said:
Our entire class is chatting on Facebook instead of studying for our Endocrinology quiz in the morning :laugh:. It's our third test of the week so we're all a little burnt out 😎
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Third test of the week? Now I feel like such a slacker. At Davis, all we do is drink, play basketball and hang out in the sun. Studying comes a close fourth. 🙄
 
I know the feeling Orca, it'll be OK.

cell final tomorrow :scared:.

And of course our epi. group decides to switch and is the only one that switches so that means we're stuck together. Don't think this next project is gonna go very smoothly.
 
squirrelsrule said:
And of course our epi. group decides to switch and is the only one that switches so that means we're stuck together. Don't think this next project is gonna go very smoothly.
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Sorry it's not going well 🙁 That's a bummer. Is this the same group that I remember you having problems with in the beginning of the semester? Good luck on your next project! Maybe it'll go better than you expect :luck:
 
orca2011 said:
Survived my anatomy exam on the entire dog. I think it went okay. Not great but better than expected. Drinking in our student lounge now to celebrate.
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Congrats. That exam is the hardest part of first year (well to me and many others)... Keep up the okay work and you will be fine!
 
kanderson615 said:
Sorry it's not going well 🙁 That's a bummer. Is this the same group that I remember you having problems with in the beginning of the semester? Good luck on your next project! Maybe it'll go better than you expect :luck:
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Yep same group. Thought we had worked out our issues and the second project went well, but then everything fell apart again last project. We do well on the projects, it's just that unless one of the other group members and myself have the same opinion going in, it is NOT going to go peacefully. I wish we could just do the next project by ourselves or split our group of 4 into two groups of 2 because I can work well with one of my group members and the other one that I can work with already is good friends with the one I can't work with, so those two could be in a group. Would make all of our lives a lot more peaceful. Hoping we can work it out and pull off one more project together, but I have a feeling it won't go well. At least the next project is gonna be in a time frame where we don't have 5 upcoming exams! The extra stress of that certainly did NOT help with the last project.
 
Ugh. Being sick sucks in vet school.
Since like Tuesday I've had a fever of 99 to almost 103 every day. Took my anatomy exam practical when it was probably at one of the higher temps...(pretty sure my normal body temp is like 97 something so even when it's only 99 I feel crappy)

And now I'm having some stomach issues. Not sure if it's from not eating or what. But I have no motivation to do anything and just want to sleep. But I can because I have my histo midterm next week.
 
orca2011 said:
Ugh. Being sick sucks in vet school.
Since like Tuesday I've had a fever of 99 to almost 103 every day. Took my anatomy exam practical when it was probably at one of the higher temps...(pretty sure my normal body temp is like 97 something so even when it's only 99 I feel crappy)

And now I'm having some stomach issues. Not sure if it's from not eating or what. But I have no motivation to do anything and just want to sleep. But I can because I have my histo midterm next week.
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Might be a wiser decision to sleep, instead of study this time.

Study ----> Stay sick longer ----> not study as efficiently for the next week

Sleep ----> get over sickness faster by letting body recuperate -----> more efficient studying for the next week.


Take drugs, go to bed.
 
wolfspeaker said:
Might be a wiser decision to sleep, instead of study this time.

Study ----> Stay sick longer ----> not study as efficiently for the next week

Sleep ----> get over sickness faster by letting body recuperate -----> more efficient studying for the next week.


Take drugs, go to bed.
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That's what I've been doing for the past couple of days but I can't afford to not study. I haven't been doing that well on my tests and really don't want to fail one.

I am going home this weekend so I'm going to go to bed early tonight, sleep in and just study for as long as I can.
 
wolfspeaker said:
Might be a wiser decision to sleep, instead of study this time.

Study ----> Stay sick longer ----> not study as efficiently for the next week

Sleep ----> get over sickness faster by letting body recuperate -----> more efficient studying for the next week.


Take drugs, go to bed.
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This is easier said than done. I have missed so much over the last 3 weeks due to not feeling great. I feel like I am now drowning in how far behind I am and I can't just give in to the feeling and not study because I will put myself further behind so I have to keep at it no matter what.. this weekend is going to be full of immunology and inflammation.
 
orca2011 said:
Ugh. Being sick sucks in vet school.
Since like Tuesday I've had a fever of 99 to almost 103 every day. Took my anatomy exam practical when it was probably at one of the higher temps...(pretty sure my normal body temp is like 97 something so even when it's only 99 I feel crappy)

And now I'm having some stomach issues. Not sure if it's from not eating or what. But I have no motivation to do anything and just want to sleep. But I can because I have my histo midterm next week.
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Feel better soon! 🙂
 
DVMDream said:
This is easier said than done. I have missed so much over the last 3 weeks due to not feeling great. I feel like I am now drowning in how far behind I am and I can't just give in to the feeling and not study because I will put myself further behind so I have to keep at it no matter what.. this weekend is going to be full of immunology and inflammation.
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Uhhh, yeah, it is easier said than done. I know from experience.(not vet school, obviously, but working 70+ hours/per week during harvest with influenza)

You also do not have the same thing that Orca does. She does not have a possible autoimmune thing that's been afflicting her for years(I've also been there, so know some of what you are feeling too, DVMD. It sucks royally). 🙄

If she has cold/influenza then yes, taking a break to get some solid sleep would be the best thing for her and her brain. (she didn't mention before that she has already done that)

I didn't say to not study at all, just that sometimes putting sleep before finishing studying can be more beneficial.
 
Finished my first course for vet school :soexcited:. And I know I passed 😀, I think I might have even pulled off an A-. Awesomest part of my day today was before the test when I looked at the syllabus and discovered that an 88% was actually an A- in this class 👍, like made my week!

Then had large animal handling experience and got the wrong directions so ended up spending an hour driving around a bunch of cornfields in the boonies and coming across a TA that was also lost lol. Finally the main professor called the TA and professors were lost as well 😱. They got a hold of someone on the farm, though, and got directions and were flagging people down from the side of the road that their wrong directions took us too. We all got there about an hour late, but at least most of us made it (a couple turned around and went home without finding the group). I was really glad I carpooled because we were actually pulled off knocking on doors trying to get directions lol. Ended up being a pretty awesome day though, definitely one of the most interesting days.
 
first 3 exams went pretty well, but i'm really struggling with studying for histo on monday and wednesday right now..........i don't think i can stuff any more info into my brain!!!!!! :boom:
 
We have histo on Friday and currently I know like nothing 😱. Not gonna have time to worry about it until after Path on Monday though.
 
sunnex3 said:
first 3 exams went pretty well, but i'm really struggling with studying for histo on monday and wednesday right now..........i don't think i can stuff any more info into my brain!!!!!! :boom:
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I have no motivation either. My fever finally broke yesterday afternoon, so I feel better in that regard but now I'm stomach/ GI issues and just want to stay in bed all day.
 
One more week until classes start.... My feelings are mixed, to say the least
 
Tco87 said:
One more week until classes start.... My feelings are mixed, to say the least
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Wow, and I thought I was the latest starter. That's crazy!

Busy moving the weekend before my first midterm. Oy. Thankfully it's on Thursday and boyfriend is doing most of the work. But after we move we won't have an hour commute anymore! Yay! 😀
 
ky261682 said:
:diebanana:

Me and anatomy (I'm the banana)
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You are not a banana (or kumquat, or mango, or avocado). You will be fine. Dr D and Dr M aren't out to get you. The anatomy exams were always pretty straightforward. (I will say, be extremely specific on the radiology part. Dr P slapped our wrists about being too vague.)
 
Coquette22 said:
You are not a banana (or kumquat, or mango, or avocado). You will be fine. Dr D and Dr M aren't out to get you. The anatomy exams were always pretty straightforward. (I will say, be extremely specific on the radiology part. Dr P slapped our wrists about being too vague.)
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I think I'm good with the radiology part; my mediocre score on the practice quiz shamed me into studying really hard. Trying not to get caught up in the panic but some hysteria is starting to creep in. I'm avoiding the school like the plague and studying from home to minimize stress. I need rational people like Coquette to calm me down. Are you available Monday afternoon to remind me to remain calm as I write the exam?:laugh:
 
I have a clin path midterm on Monday and just spent the entire day at the ER with my kitten (again). At least I got to look at her blood smear and CBC...that counts as studying, right?

Still no answers on the diarrhea front 🙁
 
orca2011 said:
I keep forgetting you guys haven't started your classes yet. Right now, I totally wish I was in your position.
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The thought of redoing the first 8 weeks of school :uhno:. That would be like a really bad dream lol. Don't get me wrong, school is alright and I'm doing OK, but do NOT want to go backwards, only forward. One day at a time til the end 👍, we will survive.
 
squirrelsrule said:
The thought of redoing the first 8 weeks of school :uhno:. That would be like a really bad dream lol. Don't get me wrong, school is alright and I'm doing OK, but do NOT want to go backwards, only forward. One day at a time til the end 👍, we will survive.
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I think I would actually redo it just so I could have actually had my s*** together. I slacked off so much initially.
 
Coquette22 said:
Are you writing the practical or the written first? If it's the practical, I can pop down before diagnostic imaging and remind you to breathe! 😀
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I'm doing the written first, bummer. You'll have to send calming vibes my way 🙂
 
orca2011 said:
Ugh. Being sick sucks in vet school.
Since like Tuesday I've had a fever of 99 to almost 103 every day. Took my anatomy exam practical when it was probably at one of the higher temps...(pretty sure my normal body temp is like 97 something so even when it's only 99 I feel crappy)

And now I'm having some stomach issues. Not sure if it's from not eating or what. But I have no motivation to do anything and just want to sleep. But I can because I have my histo midterm next week.
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Have you been to Penn student health yet? The docs there are actually real primary care physicians (just nurses at my undergrad) and super helpful. Plus it's free...

Hope you feel better soon :luck:
 
squirrelsrule said:
The thought of redoing the first 8 weeks of school :uhno:. That would be like a really bad dream lol. Don't get me wrong, school is alright and I'm doing OK, but do NOT want to go backwards, only forward. One day at a time til the end 👍, we will survive.
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👍👍👍

I'm not sure I would even repeat first year if I failed the first time through. Once is enough...
 
CurrySpice said:
Have you been to Penn student health yet? The docs there are actually real primary care physicians (just nurses at my undergrad) and super helpful. Plus it's free...

Hope you feel better soon :luck:
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I tried and they were booked for Thursday and Friday and I couldn't get in unless it was considered "urgent." My fever broke later Friday evening so I didn't plan on going to Urgent Care or anything like that. If it's still around on Monday, I'll call and say it's urgent if they have no openings since I'll almost have had a fever (of varying degrees) for about a week.
 
I am so incredibly far behind in classes right now. Each time I finish a lecture and look ahead, I feel even more behind... Thankfully, parasitology is going to be a bit of a review for me so I can use this time to catch up with immunology... :bang:
 
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